Design Writing Research (Kiosk Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (546 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1568980477 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 211 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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-- Robin Kinross, Eye"A pleasure to look at, to read, and to go back to over and over again. Magazine"It is striking not just in ambition, range, and detail, but also in their attempt to embody ideas in and through design, taking seriously the fact that form and content intertwine". -- Michael Rock, I.D. The writing is well researched, offers new ideas, and even a little controversy now and then. Abbott Miller are the founders and directors of the graphic design program at the Maryland Institute of Art, as well as the authors of numerous books on design (Mixing Messages, Dimensional Typography, Mechanical Brides, see pages 25-26). -- Tod Lippy, Print. This is what contemporary design, writing, and research look like". Ell
. Ellen Lupton is Curator of Contemporary Design at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York and has written and lectured widely on design and contemporary culture. Abbott Miller is partner in Pentagram and is based in New York. He was the founding director of Design/Writing/Research, an award-winning multidisciplinary
"Super" according to Rob de Wit. A book you must have if you want to go for design, the how and why's.Informative facts, very informative.. Sarah Harden said from fundamentals to politics. This is a great find for anyone interested in the more theoretical underpinnings of graphic design and typography. From Foucault to Derrida, the authors sample a number of approaches towards the "why" behind the design of printed materials. Graphic designers will find great introductory resources on to. Marshall McLuhan, what are you doin'? A Customer Ever wonder why those little airport symbols for men's and women's restrooms look the way they do? Shouldn't the female symbol be sitting down?This book helps explain how those supposedly universal symbols evolved, along with many other elements of design that we encounter everyday as we negotiate soci
'At last, an analysis of the design of writingsophisticated, penetrating, incisive' (Rosalind Krauss) 'This book provides essential background in current design theory and opens the way to a broader awareness of the fundamental role of graphic design in our time.' (Mildred Friedman)